Thanks alot Robin that seems to work fine.
Neil

Yes - I too am able to run it with the output string being obtained and the 1 being returned but then comes a severe error message from the LabVIEW program - that the program has encountered a problem and it needs to close.

I only have problems with this function.

Hello Robin,
Thanks for your reply
Please find VI in 8.2 format attached.
Neil

I have tried to use the usb_tc08_get_ formatted_ info routine but this always creates an error message 1097 - "An exception occurred within the external code called by a Call Library Function Node. The exception may have corrupted LabVIEW's memory. Save any work to a new location and restart LabVIEW...